Srinagar: Election Commissioner Gaynash Kumar on Monday asserted India’s pre-eminent position in global electoral practices during a comprehensive review of poll preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district.
Interacting with field-level officers, whom he described as the “pillars of democracy”, Kumar detailed the robustness of the country’s electoral framework, emphasising that voter registration, polling, and counting processes are conducted with full transparency and are subject to simultaneous audits by political parties and candidates.
“Through all of you, I would like to invite the supporters of Jammu and Kashmir,” Kumar said, extending a message to the people of the Union Territory.
He also noted India’s leadership role as the chair of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), asserting that “the world’s most transparent electoral processes are prepared here”.
The CEC further stated that India currently leads all major democratic nations in this regard, and extended his greetings to all stakeholders in the electoral machinery, including Booth Level Officers (BLOs), supervisors, Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), and District Officers (DOs).